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วันที่ 26 มีนาคม 2569 บริษัท เอสซีบี เอกซ์ จำกัด (มหาชน) (“SCBX”) แจ้งตลาดหลักทรัพย์แห่งประเทศไทย เรื่องการจัดตั้ง ธนาคาร แบงก์เอกซ์ จำกัด (มหาชน) เพื่อประกอบธุรกิจธนาคารพาณิชย์ไร้สาขา โดย SCBX แจ้งว่า ธนาคาร แบง [1]

JAKARTA -- Indonesia's leading digital banks have reported profit surges in 2025, outperforming their much bigger rivals hit by macroeconomic headwinds, with tech-savvy young users driving rapid growth. [2]

SEOUL -- Kakao Bank shares soared Friday in their debut on South Korea's benchmark stock exchange, rising almost 80% and making the upstart digital lender the country's most valuable listed financial company. [3]

TOKYO -- Consumer products manufacturer Kao will concentrate investment on 11 of its roughly 50 cosmetics brands, with an emphasis on developing high-end offerings to better compete in greater Asia. [4]

JAKARTA -- MUFG Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., two Japanese megabanks, are proceeding swiftly with plans to further integrate Indonesian banks into their businesses. [5]

TOKYO -- Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. will merge an Indonesian unit with affiliate Bank Tabungan Pensiunan Nasional on Friday, creating the country's 10th-largest bank by total assets. [6]

TOKYO -- Japan's MUFG Bank is making further inroads into the Philippines with plans to pour roughly 5 billion yen ($47.2 million) into consumer finance company SB Finance. (confirmed by 2 sources) [7]

JAKARTA -- Bank Mandiri, Indonesia's biggest bank by assets, is venturing into the mobile financial services market. In doing so, it aims to connect with millions of Indonesians who do not have bank accounts. [8]

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[1] TH thaipublica.org · 2026-03-27 · 65% match

SCBX ตั้งแบงก์เอกซ์ ทำธุรกิจ Virtual Bank

วันที่ 26 มีนาคม 2569 บริษัท เอสซีบี เอกซ์ จำกัด (มหาชน) (“SCBX”) แจ้งตลาดหลักทรัพย์แห่งประเทศไทย เรื่องการจัดตั้ง ธนาคาร แบงก์เอกซ์ จำกัด (มหาชน) เพื่อประกอบธุรกิจธนาคารพาณิชย์ไร้สาขา โดย SCBX แจ้งว่า ธนาคาร แบง

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-11-25 · 48% match

Indonesian digital banks defy industry slump with profit boosts

JAKARTA -- Indonesia's leading digital banks have reported profit surges in 2025, outperforming their much bigger rivals hit by macroeconomic headwinds, with tech-savvy young users driving rapid growth.

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-08-06 · 62% match

Kakao Bank shares surge nearly 80% in Seoul market debut

SEOUL -- Kakao Bank shares soared Friday in their debut on South Korea's benchmark stock exchange, rising almost 80% and making the upstart digital lender the country's most valuable listed financial company.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-05-19 · 53% match

Kao to pour resources into Asia-friendly Sensai and Kanebo brands

TOKYO -- Consumer products manufacturer Kao will concentrate investment on 11 of its roughly 50 cosmetics brands, with an emphasis on developing high-end offerings to better compete in greater Asia.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-08-03 · 52% match

Indonesian banks draw deeper investment from Japanese megabanks

JAKARTA -- MUFG Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., two Japanese megabanks, are proceeding swiftly with plans to further integrate Indonesian banks into their businesses.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-01-30 · 51% match

SMBC to run Indonesia's 10th-largest bank with merger

TOKYO -- Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. will merge an Indonesian unit with affiliate Bank Tabungan Pensiunan Nasional on Friday, creating the country's 10th-largest bank by total assets.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-08-09 · 51% match

MUFG takes stake in Philippine consumer lender

TOKYO -- Japan's MUFG Bank is making further inroads into the Philippines with plans to pour roughly 5 billion yen ($47.2 million) into consumer finance company SB Finance.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2014-05-26 · 51% match

Bank Mandiri targets Indonesia's unbanked smartphone users

JAKARTA -- Bank Mandiri, Indonesia's biggest bank by assets, is venturing into the mobile financial services market. In doing so, it aims to connect with millions of Indonesians who do not have bank accounts.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-12-23 · 50% match

UnionBank to buy Citigroup's Philippine consumer banking business

MANILA -- UnionBank of the Philippines said on Thursday it will buy Citigroup's consumer banking business in the country for at least 45.3 billion pesos ($908 million).

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-01-14 · 50% match

Bukalapak president says wide ecosystem key for digital banks

JAKARTA -- E-commerce platform Bukalapak, the latest entrant in Indonesia's increasingly competitive digital banking sector, believes having a broad ecosystem is key to coming out on top, its president told Nikkei Asia on Wednesday.

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